DANIEL R. PEARSON NAMED CHAIRMAN OF U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

President George W. Bush has designated Daniel R. Pearson, a Republican of Minnesota, as
Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC or Commission) for the term June
17, 2006, through June 16, 2008.

Pearson was nominated to the U.S. International Trade Commission by President George W.
Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 21, 2004, for the term ending June 16,
2011. He began serving as a Commissioner on October 8, 2003, under a recess appointment.

Prior to his appointment, Pearson was Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs for Cargill, Inc.,
in Minneapolis, MN. His work focused primarily on trade policy issues, including the World
Trade Organization agricultural negotiations, the efforts of China and other countries to join the
WTO, the global "level playing field" initiative for the oilseed sector, the U.S.-Mexico sweetener
dispute, and the effects of domestic agricultural policies on U.S. competitiveness. Before his
appointment to Assistant Vice President, he served as a policy analyst in the public affairs
department from 1987 to 1998.

From 1981 to 1987, Pearson was the agricultural legislative assistant to Senator Rudy Boschwitz
in Washington, DC, where he was responsible for legislative and regulatory issues under the
jurisdiction of the Senate Agricultural Committee. He also served as staff of the Subcommittee
on Foreign Agricultural Policy, chaired by Senator Boschwitz.

From 1979 to 1980, Pearson farmed in a diversified 800-acre operation with his father and
brother in Ogilvie, Minnesota. His extensive experience encompasses both trade-related matters
and hands-on agricultural work.

Pearson holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree, both in agricultural
economics, from the University of Minnesota. He resides in Oakton, Virginia, with his wife,
Cindy, and two children.

The ITC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that provides trade
expertise to both the legislative and executive branches of government, determines the impact of
imports on U.S. industries, and directs actions against certain unfair trade practices, such as
patent, trademark, and copyright infringement. Commissioners are appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate for nine-year terms, unless they are appointed to fill unexpired
terms. The Chairman and the Vice Chairman are designated by the President for two-year terms
in those positions.